Excerpt
President George W. Bush signed a Medicare Law in December 2003 with the most sweeping changes since Medicare was created. Opponents say it provides billions of dollars to insurance and drug companies and beneficiaries will face higher costs.
In This Issue
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Foreword
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Medicare Chronology
Evolution of the Current System
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A Page From History
The 1965 Medicare Debate
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Medicare Overview
How the Program Works
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Glossary
Commonly Used Medicare Terms
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Trust Fund Solvency
Annual Report of the Board of Trustees
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Financial Challenges
Recommendations of the Comptroller General
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Conference Report Summary
Major Provisions of the New Law
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Legislative Background
Recent Action on Medicare Reform
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Pro & Con
Should the House Approve H.R. 1, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act?
